The city of White Plains, NY (10603) is located in Westchester County and has a population of approximately 58,071 people. It is a vibrant city with a strong political presence and many municipal services. The government of White Plains is made up of an elected mayor, four elected City Council members, and several appointed boards, commissions, and committees. Each year there are several local elections for positions such as City Council Members, Mayor, City Court Justice, Civil Service Commissioner, and Board of Education Trustees. Currently the Mayor is Thomas Roach who was first elected in 2006. The current City Council Members are Milagros Lecuona (President), Dennis Krolian (Vice President), John Martin, and Nadine Hunt-Robinson. In addition to their roles on the City Council these individuals represent White Plains in numerous organizations throughout Westchester County and beyond. The citizens of White Plains have the opportunity to participate in local politics by attending meetings to present opinions or to vote during the elections held every two years.
The political climate in Zip 10603 (White Plains, NY) is strongly liberal.
Westchester County, NY is very liberal. In Westchester County, NY 67.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Westchester county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.6% to 31.3%.
Westchester county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 10603 (White Plains, NY) is strongly liberal.
White Plains, New York is strongly liberal.
Westchester County, New York is very liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly liberal.
New York is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
White Plains, New York: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 10603 (White Plains)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,343 contributions totaling $123,529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $19,864 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)